All M6 traffic stopped with long delays after car overturns
Long queues are building on the M6 this afternoon after a car overturned on the motorway. Traffic was held between the M6 Northbound from J18 A54 Middlewich Road (Middlewich/Holmes Chapel) to J19 A556 (Knutsford) following the incident. Two lanes were closed, before traffic officers held all vehicles at 12.50pm.
Travel service Inrix said: "All traffic being temporarily held and stationary traffic due to overturned car on M6 Northbound from J18 A54 Middlewich Road (Middlewich / Holmes Chapel) to J19 A556 (Knutsford)." Two lanes reopened on the motorway just after 1pm, however there are still long delays with two lanes shut. A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: "At 12.35pm today (17 March) police were called to a two vehicle collision on the M6 between junction 18 and 19 northbound.
"One of the cars was on its roof.
The female driver of the car has gone to hospital to be checked over as a precaution.
"There were no other reported injuries."